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Poughkeepsie, NY
Demographic Data



Poughkeepsie Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Poughkeepsie Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

32,010

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.4%
5 - 17:
14.1%
18 - 24:
9.3%
25 - 34:
17.6%
35 - 54:
25.1%
55 - 64:
11.1%
Over 65 Years:
17.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.4%
6.4%
88.4%
88.4%
32.7%
32.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Poughkeepsie
USA
$41,582
$41,582
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Poughkeepsie
USA
$53,875
$53,875
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.3%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Accommodation
Education
Retail
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Finance
Public Service
Transportation
Other
Real estate
Construction
Arts
23.5%
23.5%
10.0%
10.0%
9.7%
9.7%
9.7%
9.7%
6.6%
6.6%
6.4%
6.4%
5.4%
5.4%
4.9%
4.9%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
38.7%
38.7%
32.7%
32.7%
21.2%
21.2%
5.7%
5.7%
1.5%
1.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Irish
German
Jamaican
English
Polish
Dutch
Russian
French
British West Indian
European
Swiss
Scottish
U.S. Virgin Islander
Hungarian
Guyanese
Greek
Haitian
British
African
11.6%
11.6%
9.5%
9.5%
8.1%
8.1%
6.1%
6.1%
4.4%
4.4%
3.0%
3.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Greek
Slavic languages
Italian
French
German/Yiddish
Russian
Korean
Other Indo-European
French Creole
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Chinese
Native American languages
Arabic
Langs. of India
Polish
Tagalog
82.5%
82.5%
12.7%
12.7%
1.2%
1.2%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Poughkeepsie Residents

15.8%

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